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University of Oxford (B.A.)
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Law Society of Ireland
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David Burke

Tax Partner

David is a corporate tax lawyer with a particular focus advising on financial transactions.

David has over ten years' tax experience gained at international law firms and a global investment bank advising on banking, capital markets, cross-border structured and asset finance and financial restructuring transactions.

David’s practice in Ireland is focused on using Irish investment vehicles as a platform for international investment in a broad range of assets and receivables, including shares, debt, aircraft and intellectual property.

Representative Matters:

For Credit Suisse on their ‘Titan Europe’ commercial mortgage backed securitisation (CMBS) programme using Irish issuer vehicles
For Citigroup, Deerfield, CQS and JP Morgan on collateralised loan obligation (CLO) transactions involving Irish and other issuers
For Barclays on proposals to acquire a portfolio of German distressed debt
For UBS as arrangers of a securitisation of UK ground rents
For Swiss Re and Munich Re on their catastrophe bond programmes
For banks and hedge funds on derivative, repo and stock lending transactions
Developing structures for an investment bank to acquire various assets, including mobile telecommunication towers in Ireland and pan-European car leasing portfolios
For Barclays, RBS, HBOS and Lloyds, writing finance and operating leases of ships and aircraft and the subsequent hive-down and disposal of the lease portfolios
Assisted counsel on the leading tax case of BMBF v Mawson (disputed claim by Barclays for capital allowances on Bord Gais’ gas interconnector)

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David Burke

Contact Information

t: +353 1 614 2468
f: +353 1 614 5001
m:+353 86 7761162
e: dburke@mhc.ie